Stress reaches you... Sometimes it seems that your schedule is just too full of responsibilities. You feel overwhelmed and you don’t know what to do in order to make yourself feel better. So, you put some things off, then you put more things off…and before you know it, you have a number of things which need to be done in one day, making you even more stressed than you were before. Procrastination can seem like short term solution for stress management, but it tends to backfire. With these stress management tips, you can stop putting things off and start enjoying your life again.
Only Commit to What You Can Do to Avoid Stress
Stress is coming to you with every additional commitment. By only taking on what you know you can do, you will find you don’t need to procrastinate as much. It’s when you take on too much that you will find it’s much easier to put things off and to get behind. Try taking on only half of what you think you can do, then see how that works for your stress management. Often, you will find that you can get everything done with time to spare, so then you can slowly add in more tasks. But you can only learn what you can fit into your day if you start off with fewer items on your To Do list, finish them, and then add more to your workload. So, would you like to take some stress off your plate?
Start Early
It never hurts to get ahead of the game when you’re under stress. When you have a list of things to do, you should try to do them before they need to be done. While this doesn’t sound like a stress management technique, it is something which will help you to manage your time more wisely. And when you have more time, you will get more done. Start with the less intensive things you need to do in order to feel like you’ve accomplished something. Once you’ve completed those, you will be inspired to do more and you might just get ahead of your To Do list.
Change the Deadlines
Promptly respond to stress. In your mind or in your calendar, make sure to give yourself tighter deadlines. This way, you will be able to get things done ahead of time. This stress management technique works very well when you are already too busy to remember what your deadlines are as it tricks you into being more efficient. Since you think something is due early, you will get it done before it needs to be done.
Procrastination might seem like it can help you to be more rested and relaxed, but it often backfires. Instead of avoiding what you need to do, get it done and enjoy the free time you have as a result, free of stress.
